Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Gold Hit, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gold Hit and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gold Hit

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Gold Hit:
  • 37.933541, -118.280118
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Gold Hit

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Esmeralda County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Esmeralda County
  • Since Gold Hit is near Mineral County and also Mono County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mono County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Gold Hit

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gold Hit ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Calmville ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Calmville is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmville
• Coaldale ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Coaldale is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
  • Coaldale has also been known as:
  • Coaldale Junction
• Columbus ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Columbus is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
• Coyote Hole
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Coyote Hole is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Hole
• Dyer
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dyer is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <1>
• Fish Lake ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Fish Lake is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Lake
• Metallic City ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Metallic City is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metallic City
  • Metallic City has also been known as:
  • Pickhandle Gulch
• Sodaville
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Sodaville is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodaville

How Far From Gold Hit to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gold Hit to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gold Hit and extending to:

• Goldfield, which is the Seat of Esmeralda County, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gold Hit to Goldfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,213 miles [3,561.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 87 days and walking would take 126 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,322 miles [11,783.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,091 miles [13,021.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,105 miles [9,825 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'